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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 16, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The daily crossword is the classic: a 15×15 grid on weekdays and a larger Sunday puzzle, with difficulty rising from a gentle Monday to a fiendish Saturday. Hints come first and the solution stays hidden until you ask for it.
Across clues & answers
- 23
- 40
- 52
Down clues & answers
- 14
- 27
- 53
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Monday, July 15, 2013
across
- 1. Five lines on sheet music: STAFF
- 6. Wrestling pads: MATS
- 10. Mull (over): CHEW
- 14. Cuddlier, say: CUTER
- 15. Tennis's Arthur ___ Stadium: ASHE
- 16. Georgetown athlete: HOYA
- 17. Concur: AGREE
- 18. Whiz (by): ZOOM
- 19. 14-time All-Star Rodriguez: ALEX
- 20. Get a midnight snack, say: RAIDTHEFRIDGE
- 23. No-nos: TABOOS
- 24. Fighting ___, Notre Dame athletes: IRISH
- 27. N.Y.C.'s ___ of the Americas: AVE
- 28. Find a subtext of: READINTO
- 31. Spree: BINGE
- 34. Former House leader Gingrich: NEWT
- 35. Yuletide song: NOEL
- 36. It might be inflated or bruised: EGO
- 37. Leave by horseback, as into the sunset: RIDEOFF
- 40. He calls Homer his "neighborino": NED
- 41. Jazz's Fitzgerald: ELLA
- 43. Poe's "The ___ of Amontillado": CASK
- 44. Wolfish looks: LEERS
- 46. Tour de France conveyance: ROADBIKE
- 48. Candied vegetable at Thanksgiving: YAM
- 49. Skater Henie: SONJA
- 50. Compassionate: HUMANE
- 53. Unpleasant shock: RUDEAWAKENING
- 58. Components of S-M-T-W-T-F-S: DAYS
- 60. Mutants of Marvel Comics: XMEN
- 61. "A Fish Called ___": WANDA
- 62. Hit with a rolled-up newspaper, maybe: SWAT
- 63. Flamingo's color: PINK
- 64. Mr. T's TV group, with "the": ATEAM
- 65. Camera part: LENS
- 66. Gambler's numbers: ODDS
- 67. Pauses on sheet music: RESTS
down
- 1. Reminder of an injury: SCAR
- 2. Pull on: TUGAT
- 3. Two of the heart's chambers: ATRIA
- 4. Item strapped over a horse's head: FEEDBAG
- 5. Worry about: FRETOVER
- 6. Labyrinths: MAZES
- 7. Starting on: ASOF
- 8. Norse thunder god: THOR
- 9. Big rig: SEMI
- 10. Embarrassment: CHAGRIN
- 11. Ace on the links: HOLEINONE
- 12. Ogle: EYE
- 13. Candle's composition: WAX
- 21. Garden tool: HOE
- 22. Performed: DID
- 25. Have the helm: STEER
- 26. Waits on the phone: HOLDS
- 28. Witherspoon of 2012's "Mud": REESE
- 29. Furry inhabitant of the forest moon of Endor: EWOK
- 30. Govt. bureau concerned with bootlegging: ATF
- 31. Coors and Corona: BEERS
- 32. Domed home: IGLOO
- 33. All-time career record-holder for strikeouts: NOLANRYAN
- 34. Fargo's home: Abbr.: NDAK
- 38. Here, to Henri: ICI
- 39. Nasty online argument: FLAMEWAR
- 42. Alters: ADJUSTS
- 45. Spring (from): EMANATE
- 47. Naughty: BAD
- 48. Big laugh: YUK
- 50. Tom of "Forrest Gump": HANKS
- 51. Dressed to the ___: NINES
- 52. Last until: ENDAT
- 54. World's fair: EXPO
- 55. Surrounded by: AMID
- 56. Go, as one's way: WEND
- 57. Pinup's legs: GAMS
- 58. Internet connection inits.: DSL
- 59. Bowl over: AWE
More daily puzzle hints
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- Spelling BeeMake words from seven letters around a center letterGuide & tips
- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
- Letter BoxedChain words around a square using all 12 lettersGuide & tips
- Midi CrosswordThe mid-size crossword between the Mini and the dailyGuide & tips
How the week is built
- Monday and Tuesday: straightforward definitions and familiar answers. These are the best days to learn.
- Wednesday: a step up, often with a playful theme.
- Thursday: the trick day, with rebus squares (several letters in one square) and answers that turn corners or skip squares.
- Friday and Saturday: themeless and tough, with sly clues and long open sections.
- Sunday: a bigger 21×21 grid with a theme, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Crossword-solving habits worth building
- Learn the common fill. Short vowel-heavy words such as ERA, OREO, ALOE and ETNA appear constantly because they help constructors connect sections.
- Read clue signals. "?" means wordplay, "Abbr." means an abbreviation, "e.g." means an example of a category, and a foreign word in the clue hints at a foreign answer.
- Find the theme. The longest answers usually share a gimmick; the title (on Sundays) or a "revealer" clue explains it.
- Erase without fear. When crossings don't work, the wrong letter is usually in the answer you were most confident about.
- Use targeted help. Reveal one letter here, or try our crossword solver with a pattern like ?R?S?.
The Crossword FAQ
When is the next crossword released?
Weekday puzzles go live at 10 p.m. Eastern Time the night before; weekend puzzles are released earlier in the evening.
What is a rebus square?
A square that holds more than one letter. Sometimes it holds a whole word or a symbol. They are most common on Thursdays.
Which day is the hardest?
Saturday is generally the hardest, followed by Friday. Sunday is larger but closer to midweek difficulty.
Can I see past crossword answers?
Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive.